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Mediæval Church and War Graves, Muthil

In the centre of Muthil are the ruins of its mediæval church, the 15th century parish church:-

Muthil Church 3

Muthil Church 2

Muthil Church 2

In the churchyard is the grave of a Great War soldier, Private D Taylor, Black Watch, 29/1/1918, aged 23:-

War Grave, Muthil Churchyard

Muthil’s more modern cemetery is a few hundred yards west of the village and contains a Second World War grave, Sgt J McDonald McKinnie, Air Gunner, RAF, 1/3/1943, aged 21:-

War Grave, Muthil Cemetery

Muthil War Memorial

Muthil is a village in  Perthshire situated on the A 822 just north of Gleneagles.

Its War Memorial is a granite Celtic Cross on a tapered square plinth set on the junction of Willoughby Street and Thornhill Street:-

War Memorial, Muthil

Dedications and Second World War names:-

Muthil War Memorial

Great War names, W Brown – T McGregor:-

Muthil War Memorial, Great War Names

Great War names, P Malloch – J Waddell:-

Great War Names, Muthil War Memorial

Great War Medals, Traquair House

Sadly, four of the Maxwell-Stuart family who owned Traquair House were killed in the Great War. Their medals and photographs are on display in the left hand new wing.

Great War Medals, Traquair House

An accompanying information sheet lists their fates:-

Great War Deaths, Traquair House

Coldstream and River Tweed

River Tweed at Coldstream:-

River Tweed, Coldstream

From same vantage point but looking towards the bridge at the border with England:-

River Tweed at Coldstream

I have featured Coldstream War Memorial before, a cenotaph inset into a wall, but this is a better photo:-

Coldstream War Memorial

This time I took a close-up of the dedications and names:-

Dedictions, Coldstream War Memorial

Clayton Heights War Memorial

Clayton Heights is an area of Bradford. We passed this Memorial on our way to Haworth. It lies at the junction of Stocks Lane and  Highgate Road.

The Memorial is a stone cross above a tapering octagonal column on a square pediment curving upwards. It seemed to display only names for the Great War. The wreath in the photo may be covering a Second World War dedication and names though:-

Clayton Heights War Memorial

Great War names:-

War Memorial, Clayton Heights

Clayton Heights War Memorial Names

Haworth War Memorial

Haworth’s War Memorial is a stone cenotaph standing just off the road at the junction of Bridgehouse Lane, Station Road, Brow Road and River View. It stop is inscribed with battle honours for France, Flanders, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia:-

Haworth War Memorial

From southwest:-

Haworth War Memorial, Closer View

From east:-

Haworth War Memorial From East

The dedication and names are for the Great War only:-

Haworth War Memorial Dedication

Edgar Asquith – James E Holmes:-

aHaworth War Memorial 6

John Holmes – Lewis Roper:-

Great War Names, Haworth War Memorial

Arthur Rushworth – Joseph Wright:-

Haworth War Memorial, Great War Names

 

St Michael and All Angels Church, Haworth

St Michael and All Angels Church, Haworth, contains the burial vault of the Brontë family. Patrick Brontë was the perpetual curate there from 182o-1861.

Brontë Burial Place, Haworth Parish Church

A side chapel commemorates his incumbency:-

Side Chapel, St Michael and All Angels Church, Haworth

Also inside the church are three war memorials/rolls of honour to remember the men of Haworth and Stanbury who died or served in the World Wars.

Great War Memorial:-

Great War Memorial, Haworth Parish Church

Roll of Honour for both World Wars:-

Haworth Parish Church, Roll of Honour

Wooden board Roll of Honour (for those who served?)

Roll of Honour, Haworth Parish Church

War Memorials, St Andrew’s Church, Corbridge

Inside St Andrew’s Church in Corbridge are two memorials to the men of Corbridge Parish who died in the World Wars.

Great War plaque:-

Great War Memorial, St Andrew's Church, Corbridge

Second World War Roll of Honour:-

World War 2 Memorial, St Andrew's Church, Corbridge

In addition to these there is in the lychgate of the church a plaque commemorating the Great War dead. The plaque is covered in perspex hence reflections:-

Corbridge War Memorial

More of Corbridge

The Vicar’s Pele is a building which stands in the grounds surrounding St Andrew’s Church. It was once the vicarage for the church but now houses a pub!

Vicar's Pele, Corbridge

St Andrew’s Church (stitch of two photos):-

St Andrew's Church, Corbridge

Inside the church was an art installation by Keith Roberts MRSS, named Caporetto after the Great War battle also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo.

Caporetto, Art Instalment in St Andrew's Church, Corbridge

Caporetto, Reverse View

“Caporetto” installation information:-

Caporetto Informaton Card

Church of St Cuthbert, Bellingham

Bellingham is a village in Northumberland, 18 or so miles north of Hexham. Its name is pronounced Belling-jum.

Church of St Cuthbert – photo taken over a wall surrounding the church:-

Church of St Cuthbert, Bellingham

Church interior:-

Church of St Cuthbert, Bellingham, Interior

The church contains memorials for both World Wars.

Great War brass plaque:-

aWar War Memorial, Church of St Cuthbert, Bellingham

Second World War Roll of Honour:-

Second World War Roll of Honour, Church of St Cuthbert, Bellingham

 

 

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